Live at the 'It Club'

This article is about the album by Gene Harris and the Three Sounds. For the album by Thelonious Monk, see Live at the It Club.

Live at the 'It Club'
Live album by Gene Harris and The Three Sounds
Released	1996
Recorded	March 6, 1970
Venue	The 'It Club', Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:15
Label	Blue Note B1-35338
Producer	Monk Higgins
The Three Sounds chronology
Soul Symphony (1963) Live at the 'It Club' (1996) Live at the 'It Club' Volume 2 (1996)

Live at the 'It Club' is a live album by Gene Harris and The Three Sounds which was recorded in California in 1970 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1996. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted, "Live At the "It Club" shows the Three Sounds pulling out funky, gritty rhythms out of their basic bluesy hard-bop sound. The group's funky influences are most noticeable in the rhythm section of drummer Carl Burnette and bassist Henry Franklin, who had been playing with Harris for only a short time when this set was recorded. The rhythm section pushes Harris, making the music loose and swinging -- the groove matters more than anything on the album. Occasionally, the energy of the Three Sounds lags, but Live at the "It Club" is an enjoyable piece of grooving soul-jazz". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Harris except where noted

1. "Funky Pullett" (Monk Higgins) − 7:40
2. "I'm Still Sad" − 8:45
3. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) − 7:20 Additional track on CD release
4. "Baby Man" (Higgins) − 5:20
5. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) − 8:00
6. "Sittin' Duck" (Higgins) − 7:30
7. "Tammy's Breeze" − 5:40 Additional track on CD release
8. "John Brown's Body" (Traditional) − 8:00 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

• Gene Harris − piano
• Henry Franklin − bass
• Carl Burnett − drums

References

1. The Three Sounds Catalog, accessed January 25, 2018
2. Encyclopedia del Jazz: Gene Harris discography accessed January 25, 2018.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Live at the It Club – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 25, 2018.